Chapter 233

XANDER

I was furious about what happened earlier. I didn’t even know where Xander had come from or what he was thinking showing up there like that. I’d checked before going back to Olivia’s room, and everything was fine–she and Samuel were outside, playing by the pool. Then, out of nowhere, Xander appeared.

I had finished cooking, but the food wasn’t plated yet. I had been taking care of the final touches, and now I was stuck trying to figure out a way to get Olivia that meal. Damn Ethan. That guy was always too much. Why couldn’t he just mind his own business for once?

I’d run background checks on all of them, Ethan, Nick, and Marcus. They were all prominent businessmen. Ethan was a millionaire, while Nick and Marcus were billionaires practically on the same level of wealth. Olivia certainly knew how to choose them. From what I gathered, none of them worked with Luke. They just hung out with him because he was Olivia’s father.

Still, they’d do well to stay out of my way and stop meddling in things that weren’t their concern.

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My phone rang, and when I saw the caller ID, I groaned. It was my friend. As soon as I answered, his voice came through, urgent and sharp: “Please tell me you didn’t go through with it?”

“I didn’t get the chance,” I said, my tone more irritated than I meant. “But I was about to, until Ethan showed up and stopped me.”

her father. She was just a child back then, and I’m sure she had no idea what her father was involved

and I’d had enough. Back then, he’d felt sorry for me, taken

that helpless kid. I was a grown

I said, my voice cold. “It’s a shame Luke doesn’t have a son, but a daughter will do just fine, too.”

quiet that I almost thought he hung up. I pulled

wont think about your son and stop this,

one who knows everything I’ve been through, you’re going to turn

if you won’t, I’ll have no choice but to save you from yourself. For Justin’s sake. He deserves better than this. He’s already lost

building, his words lace with guilt.

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emotional card, and it was hitting hard. I trusted him, why was he

I said, my voice low. “And I will do what

of anger and frustration. My thoughts were clouded, but I couldn’t stay there. I needed to get

it, weighed down by the guilt of

urge to tell him that I had finally found the one who had ruined everything. It was time to confront him. For the first time in a long time,

a nearby shop to pick up some fresh flowers and made my way to the cemetery. It

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